BVI- San Antonio, TX 6/14/18 Access to Training/ Career Pathways Oregon Commission for the Blind: Partnership for training preparation

What are Career Pathways? Career Pathways, like stepping stones, provide job seekers with clear directions, structure and steps to progress to the next level as they reach for their employment goals. Career Pathways target jobs in growing employment sectors and link education and training programs, support services, labor market information and employer needs. Benefits of Career Pathways for job seekers: Provides job seekers with informed choice Provides stackable credentials as a job seeker progresses toward their vocational goal Focus on in-demand careers and provide living wage jobs

OCB Career Pathway Development: Building partnerships with businesses, educational service districts, community colleges including occupational skill training programs, WorkSource, technical schools and 4 year colleges and universities,etc. Identify growing ‘industry sectors’ regionally, statewide and nationally. Analyzing labor market trends. Aligning technology training and pre-employment skills training to training program and employer needs to best prepare our clients.

Partnership Building Benefits: Benefits to WorkSource Center partnership: Enable job seekers to access pre-employment skill building classes Provide job seekers and VRCs real time labor market data BRCs attend Local Leadership Teams to inform policy around disability inclusion, recruitment and growing industry sectors Collaborated Business teams with WorkSource provide access to employer’s who are recruiting for open positions Benefits to CORE/ ORAHEAD partnership: Strengthen relationships with Higher Education & Career Centers Provide access to Career Pathway Training programs

Aligning OCB Services: BRC Virtual job club for “OCB Portfolio” pre-training (pre-PE) readiness “OCB Pre- Progressive Employment PORTFOLIO” 1) Resume development & cover letter, 2) interview prep, 3) disability disclosure, 4) dress, attire and hygiene, 5) professional communication skills, 6) basics of PE model, job search resources and networking Progressive Employment, individualized customized training, work experiences Success stories https://icimedia.wistia.com/medias/73zjqu7737

Goals for future training partnerships: Connect OCB training center with Career Pathways and Occupational Skills Training program staff: OCB to review community college list of careers, how to prep in our training center for the PCC OST Career Path sites, certificate programs, etc. Workforce team developing a possibility of inviting other college disability professionals to a current once-a-month meeting with local college disability personnel BRCs working with DRCs, College Career Centers, and CORE group to align these OS & career trainings College/ training readiness assessments Ready, Set, GO: Ready – IPE is complete, Pre-employment activities have been completed, assessments have been completed, labor market research has been completed and client has received counseling around soft skills from VRC Set – OCB Portfolio is complete, client is making all appointments and fully engaged in OCB services, client has received basic AT training or training required for employment goal G0 – Client is ready for PE & Job Training services